| Dexterity | ||||
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| Released | 1988 | |||
| Recorded | 1988 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Concord CJ 346 [1] | |||
| Producer | Carl Jefferson | |||
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Dexterity is a 1988 live album by the jazz pianist George Shearing recorded at the second Fujitsu-Concord Jazz Festival. The singer Ernestine Anderson appears on two tracks. [2] Shearing and Anderson would later record the album A Perfect Match . [3]
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Scott Yanow reviewed the album for Allmusic, describing it as "A well-rounded and consistently enjoyable program". [2]
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